31 Days Of July

Another month down...does this mean summer is almost over?

31 July 2009 Photo: Upstaged

I started out thinking I was going to take a picture of our chiminea but this little purple flower upstaged it!

30 July 2009 Photo: Chasing Charlie

This is Charlie the grasshopper. Yes I named him because I spent the good part of the early morning chasing him around the yard. I know I already have a grasshopper pciture this month but he looks so good on the flower.

29 July 2009 Photo: Lots O' Pots

I love pots and pottery and things to put stuff in. I have more pots and containers and things to be stuff in than I can use. Is that a problem?

28 July 2009 Photo: Charlotte's Web

I was playing around with a photo aperture technique called Bokeh. The little lights in the background is the effect I was looking for but I wish I was able to get the spider with less harsh light but I ruined the web by mistake so the photo shoot was over. Oh well, still kind of cool...well except for the big creepy spider! You can learn more about bokeh at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

27 July 2009 Photo: As Above, So Below

A snowy egret reflecting on his life.

26 July 2009 Photo: Like Peas In A Pod

My best friend was visiting this weekend and we made pan fried gnocchi with pancetta and sugar snap peas. YUM! A few peas left over became today's photo...

25 July 2009 Photo(s): Wenches and Jesters and Minstrels...HAZZAH!

We went the the Renaissance Festival in Sterling, NY today. Between the wenches, creepy drooling baby and singing minstrels, we were transcended into another time.

24 July 2009 Photo: I Spy With My Little Eye

Reflections of the way life used to be in downtown Syracuse.

23 July 2009 Photo: Am I Blue?

I flewJet Blue for the first time this week and I am in love with them. Besides the fact that they were on time, helpful and clean, they gave you free soda/water/etc and snacks (more than 5 peanuts) and MOST IMPORTANTLY, my knees were not squished against the seat in front of me. How come they cannot all be like that? I am sure they have their bad days but I will now fly them whenever possible!

I also spent time in the T5 Terminal at JFK which I learned from a friend is famous because of the architect. I don't know much about the architect but I do know they have FREE wifi and comfy chairs!

I ♥ JETBLUE!

22 July 2009 Photo: The Colonial

I stayed with my friend in DC for two nights and this is the door of her building. When I went to look up the history of the building this is what I found.

The Colonial as it is called was a private Girls Seminary at the outbreak of the Civil War. On the day of the Battle of Bull Run, (or Manassas) many Georgetown citizens went down to the riverside to view the battle, almost as if it were a romantic lark. It was hot on July 21, 1861 and the battle was brutal and bloody.

They brought the wounded and the dying up the hill to the Seminary which was immediately transformed into a hospital for the duration of the war. There are still neighbors who’ve claimed to have heard and been haunted by the ghostly screams and moans of the dying soldiers in the Colonial.

It is kind of creepy because I happened to be there on the date of the battle. I was wondering what those screams were I heard in the middle of the night...

21 July 2009 Photo: G'town With J-Cho

I am in DC for a meeting and have gotten to spend some time with my friend Jane. We wandered around Georgetown tonight and I snapped this picture with my iphone. My other camera is having issues with the shutter so I thought I would try the iphone route. Not too bad but I need to get the other camera looked at.

20 July 2009 Photo: Hibachi Volcano

Thar she blows! I have a funny story about a hibachi restaurant experience I had when I visited Japan but it is the kind of story that must be told in person because of the hand gestures...oh well I guess I need to look into video blogging next!

19 July 2009 Photo(s): Beach Bums

Another day of being a beach bum was coupled with Bill's brother and his family heading down to spend the day at Misquamicut Beach. It was a perfect summer day with lots of sun for basking, big waves for riding, sand for castle building and the laughter and smiles of the kids.